The Big Picture of B2B Commerce Software Providers – Revision 3
The third update of my B2B Commerce Software Provider landscape. Now up to 450 companies. It is getting unwieldy!
“There’s money in them thar complex invoices”
There is a lot of money to be made in automating, reconciling and paying complex invoices. Grubby, but profitable work!
SaaS Metrics, Shmetrics
To understand SaaS companies you often need to go beyond GAAP measures. But be careful, SaaS metrics are not regulated or even commonly defined.
Vertical Supplier Credentiallers: How long before they go public?
ISNetworld is a great example of a vertical supplier credentialler. It’s success has spawned many copycats, but none quite like the original.
De-Xign?
According to Spend Matters, JP Morgan Chase seems to be ready to shut down Xign. If so, it would be a sad end to an industry pioneer.
Accenture to Buy Procurian
Just a quick note that Accenture has announced that it will buy the Procurian unit of ICG Group (ICGE). Procurian was formerly known as ICG Commerce.
Veeva: A Model Industry in the Cloud Provider (IC Solution)
Veeva’s IPO shows the model of how an enterprise software platform can build a business quickly these days.
Fannie Mae. Visa. MasterCard. Premier?
Everyone once in a while, the average investor gets the chance to invest in a company that has a special relationship with the government. Premier is one.
Covisint to go Public–seriously.
Covisint, one of the original industry consortia of the bubble era is going public. Have they expanded beyond the auto vertical?
